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Top papers by Abstract Accesses last month (2024-10)

Paper	Accesses
When Cape Slavery Ended: Evidence from a New Slave Emancipation Dataset Kate Ekama, Johan Fourie, Hans Hesse, Lisa Martin	18
Tracing the uneven diffusion of missionary education in colonial Uganda: European influences, African realities, and the pitfalls of church record data Michiel de Haas, Ewout Frankema	17
Prison Labour: The Price of Prisons and the Lasting Effects of Incarceration Belinda Archibong, Nonso Obikili	16
African Socialism; or the Search for an Indigenous Model of Economic Development Emmanuel Akyeampong	15
MEASURING RURAL WELFARE IN COLONIAL UGANDA: Why farmers would not work for wages Michiel de Haas	14
The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the Evolution of Political Authority in West Africa Warren C. Whatley	13
The economics of slavery in 18th century Cape Colony: Revising the Nieboer-Domar hypothesis Erik Green	13
Borders that Divide: Education and Religion in Ghana and Togo since Colonial Times Denis Cogneau, Alexander Moradi	11
Labour, capital and property rights in a land abundant peasant economy: Explaining the relative success of Native Purchase farmers in Southern Rhodesia, c. 1930-1960 Erik Green, Mark Nyandoro	10
Moving Forward in African Economic History: Bridging the Gap Between Methods and Sources Morten Jerven, Gareth Austin, Erik Green, Chibuike Uche, Ewout Frankema, Johan Fourie, Joseph Inikori, Alexander Moradi, Ellen Hillbom	9
CLIMATE SHOCKS AND CONFLICT: EVIDENCE FROM COLONIAL NIGERIA Kostados J. Papaioannou	9

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Top papers by Downloads last month (2024-10)

Paper	Downloads
MINING, PATERNALISM AND THE SPREAD OF EDUCATION IN THE CONGO SINCE 1920 Dácil Juif	2

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Top papers by Abstract Accesses last 3 months (2024-08 to 2024-10)

Paper	Accesses
Prison Labour: The Price of Prisons and the Lasting Effects of Incarceration Belinda Archibong, Nonso Obikili	28
When Cape Slavery Ended: Evidence from a New Slave Emancipation Dataset Kate Ekama, Johan Fourie, Hans Hesse, Lisa Martin	27
African Socialism; or the Search for an Indigenous Model of Economic Development Emmanuel Akyeampong	27
Tracing the uneven diffusion of missionary education in colonial Uganda: European influences, African realities, and the pitfalls of church record data Michiel de Haas, Ewout Frankema	25
Borders that Divide: Education and Religion in Ghana and Togo since Colonial Times Denis Cogneau, Alexander Moradi	25
THE LAND-LABOUR HYPOTHESIS REVISED: WEALTH, LABOUR AND HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION AT THE SOUTH AFRICAN FRONTIER Jeanne Cilliers, Erik Green	23
MEASURING RURAL WELFARE IN COLONIAL UGANDA: Why farmers would not work for wages Michiel de Haas	22
The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the Evolution of Political Authority in West Africa Warren C. Whatley	20
The economics of slavery in 18th century Cape Colony: Revising the Nieboer-Domar hypothesis Erik Green	20
Moving Forward in African Economic History: Bridging the Gap Between Methods and Sources Morten Jerven, Gareth Austin, Erik Green, Chibuike Uche, Ewout Frankema, Johan Fourie, Joseph Inikori, Alexander Moradi, Ellen Hillbom	19

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Top papers by Downloads last 3 months (2024-08 to 2024-10)

Paper	Downloads
The Great Divergence in South Africa: Population and Wealth Dynamics Over Two Centuries Dieter von Fintel, Johan Fourie	8
MINING, PATERNALISM AND THE SPREAD OF EDUCATION IN THE CONGO SINCE 1920 Dácil Juif	2

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Top papers by Abstract Accesses all months (from 2013-04)

Paper	Accesses
Slavery, Statehood and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa Dirk Bezemer, Jutta Bolt, Robert Lenzink	354
The economics of slavery in 18th century Cape Colony: Revising the Nieboer-Domar hypothesis Erik Green	354
Borders that Divide: Education and Religion in Ghana and Togo since Colonial Times Denis Cogneau, Alexander Moradi	328
Heights and Development in a Cash-Crop Colony: Living Standards in Ghana, 1870-1980 Alexander Moradi, Gareth Austin, Jörg Baten	300
VENT FOR SURPLUS OR PRODUCTIVITY BREAKTHROUGH? THE GHANAIAN COCOA TAKE-OFF, c.1890-1936 Gareth Austin	295
Moving Forward in African Economic History: Bridging the Gap Between Methods and Sources Morten Jerven, Gareth Austin, Erik Green, Chibuike Uche, Ewout Frankema, Johan Fourie, Joseph Inikori, Alexander Moradi, Ellen Hillbom	287
Colonialism and development in Africa Leander Heldring, James A. Robinson	280
Land Concentration, Institutional Control and African agency: Growth and Stagnation of European Tobacco Farming in Shire Highlands, c 1900 – 1940 Erik Green	269
Future challenges in measuring Africa’s past: Lessons from estimating GDP for the Gold Coast, 1891-1954 Morten Jerven	255
FISCAL CAPACITY AND STATE FORMATION IN FRANCOPHONE WEST AFRICA 1850-2010 Jens Andersson	214

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Paper	Downloads
The Great Divergence in South Africa: Population and Wealth Dynamics Over Two Centuries Dieter von Fintel, Johan Fourie	36
The Khohkoi Population: A Review of Evidence and Two New Estimates Sumner La Croix	36
Was Slavery a Flexible Form of Labour? Division of Labour and Location Specific Skills on the Eastern Cape Frontier Calumet Links, Erik Green, Johan Fourie	30
Missions, Education and Conversion in Colonial Africa Felix Meier zu Selhausen	30
MINING, PATERNALISM AND THE SPREAD OF EDUCATION IN THE CONGO SINCE 1920 Dácil Juif	27
Tax Stabilisation, Trade and Political Transitions in Francophone West Africa over 120 Years Jens Andersson	26
An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade: The Effects of an Import Ban on Cape Colony Slaveholders Igor Martins	24
Serving God and Mammon: The ‘Minerals-Railway Complex’ and its effects on colonial public finances in the British Cape Colony, 1810-1910 Abel Gwaindepi	23
The Economics of Missionary Expansion: Evidence from Africa and Implications for Development Rémi Jedwab, Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Alexander Moradi	12
Tax Compliance under Indirect Rule in British Africa Jutta Bolt, Leigh Gardner	12

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